In-Game: Franco delivers

“Julio Franco”:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=3001 just took Randy Johnson into the pool for a two-run homer. Mets lead, 3-zip in the second.

When you consider the value of a bench player, maybe he can be the difference in three or four wins a year. Maybe. Franco has already been directly responsible for three wins this year. Tonight could be the fourth. So far, they’ve had a pretty good return on their Franco investment.

John Delcos enters his third season covering the Mets for The Journal News after eight seasons on the Yankees beat. Prior to coming to New York, John covered the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.